Cooking rice; the act of boiling/steaming rice (e.g., using a rice cooker). Used as a noun and in practice as '炊飯する'.
炊飯器の『炊飯』ボタンを押して、朝ごはんの準備を始めた。
I pressed the 'Cook' button on the rice cooker and started preparing breakfast.
キャンプで薪を使って炊飯するのは楽しい経験だ。
Cooking rice over a fire while camping is a fun experience.
昨夜の炊飯は水加減を間違えてご飯が柔らかすぎた。
Last night's rice was too soft because I got the water ratio wrong when cooking.